Activities of Matteo SALVINI related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) IT
Amendments (23)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas an ambitious agreement with the US mayis unlikely to support the reindustrialisation of Europe and help achieve the 2020 target for an increase of the EU’s GDP generated by industry from 15 % to 20 %or lead to an increase of the EU’s GDP; whereas it has the potential to create both opportunities especiallyand disadvantages for SMEs, which suffer more from non-tariff barriers (NTBs) compared withan larger companies; whereas an agreement between the two biggest economic blocs in the world has the potential to create standards, norms and rules which will be adopted at a global level, which would serve to the advantage of third countries as well and which, compared with American companies, must pay a considerable amount of tax;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced, however, that TTIP should not only cut down barriers but also aim at promoting European high levels of consumer protection; observes that in most sectors EU and US standards and regulatory environments ensure this high level; considers, thereforehowever, that approximating our regulations represents a unique chancewould be very unlikely to offer an opportunity to establish high-quality standards and innovative laws for consumers which will be the de facto international standards;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, given the growing interconnectedness of global markets – up to 40 % of European industrial products are manufactured from imported upstream products – it is crucial that policymakers shape the way these markets interact; whereas proper trade rules are fundamental to creating added value in Europe, since industrial production takes place in global value chains;, but all too often the policies of the European institutions encourage delocalisation of manufacturing industries to third countries;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas we are faced with an unregulated picture of globalisation and a well-designed trade; whereas an agreement cshould contribute to harnessing liberalisationnot be concerned with reducing tariffs but only with limiting NTBs; whereas such an agreement should not only focus on reducing tariffs and NTBs but should also be a tool to protect workers, consumers and the environment; whereas a strong and ambitious trade agreement is an opportunity to create a framework by strengthening regulation to the highest standards at a global level in order to prevent social and environmental dumping;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure that European companies, including SMEs, are not discriminated against when tendering for public contracts on the US market at all government levels, and to ensure transparent access at a level equal to or higher than that applying to US companies today in Europe under the new EU procurement rules; stresses that, should the Commission be unable to secure a genuine opening up of the US public procurement sector, Parliament will under no circumstances give its consent to the agreement;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas, in the main study forming the basis of the Commission’s evaluation of TTIP, namely the study conducted by CEPR: a) the benefits proposed as being unquestionable and decisive were actually coincidental and insignificant: for example, a 0.48% increase in European GDP over 13 years; b) the potential disadvantages were not quantified, since the analysis methods used were based on anachronistic, blind faith in the self-equilibrating power of the market; c) the positive effect of TTIP on real employment, a crucial evaluation factor in times of economic crisis, was not examined in sufficient depth;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas other studies which were not considered by the Commission used different methodologies (such as the Global Policy Model of the UN) to obtain markedly less optimistic results for the EU, including net employment income losses, job losses and a fall in the proportion of employment income with regard to total income;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the study commissioned by the ITRE committee23c reveals, amongst other things, that: a) the effect of TTIP on various sectors of the European manufacturing industry, such as steel working and electrical machinery, will likely be a decrease in exports, with negative impacts on employment; b) the Commission’s view on employment is extremely simplified, as it irrationally assumes total flexibility in the movement of labour; __________________ 23c http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2015/536316/IPOL_STU(201 5)536316_EN.pdf
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the wellbeing of ordinary citizens, workers and consumers has to be the benchmark for a trade agreement; whereas TTIP should beis not a model for a good trade agreement responding to these requirements;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 200 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. ExpectsHas strong doubts as to whether the agreement towill make it easier for SMEs to participate in transatlantic trade and reduce costs by modernising, digitising, simplifying and streamlining procedures, and by raising the de minimis threshold for customs duties and non- randomised controls;
Amendment 217 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the EU and the US need to establish common rules to define the origin of products, and that such rules should be clear and easily applicable and should consider current and future trends in production, so as to enable consumers to identify the origin of what they are purchasing.
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas since July 2013 talks between the US and the EU have been going on, but up to now no common text has been agreed and it is now exactly the right time to undertake a reflection on the state of play, although it is clear to everyone that the offensive interests expressed by the counterparty greatly endanger the prerogatives of European businesses, and pose a particular risk to our agricultural sector;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) to emphasise that while the TTIP negotiations consist of negotiations on three main areas – ambitiously improving reciprocal market access (for goods, services, investment and public procurement at all levels of government), reducing NTBs and enhancing the compatibility of regulatory regimes, and developing common rules to address shared global trade challenges and opportunities – all these areas are equally important to be included in a comprehensive package; TTIP should be ambitious and binding on all levels of government on both sides of the Atlantic, the agreement should lead to lasting genuine market openness on a reciprocal basis and trade facilitation on the ground, and should pay particular attention to structural means of achieving greater transatlantic cooperation while, upholding regulatory standardthe legislative competences of the Member States and of regions with legislative powers and preventing social and environmental dumping;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi a (new)
(via) to adopt preventive measures protecting those sectors threatened by a fall in employment as a consequence of TTIP;
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiii
(xiii) to ensure that the US states are included in the negotiation process in order to achieve meaningful results in opening up US public procurement contracts to EU companies; to keep in mind that if tangible results are not achieved in terms of opening up the US public procurement market, the European Parliament can under no circumstances approve the agreement;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that the negotiations on rules of origin aim at reconciling the EU and US approaches; given the conclusion of the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between EU and Canada and the potential upgrade of the EU-Mexico free tradpproach with the far more advanced regulations in place in the US; to ensure compulsory common standards for defining the origin of products, thus enabling consumers to know the provenance of what they are purchasing, enabling customs authorities in the Member States to tackle counterfeiting more effectively and providing economic operators with equal opportunities for market access; to keep in mind that if tangible results are not achieved in these agreementas, the possibility and scope of cumulation will need to be consideredEuropean Parliament can under no circumstances approve the agreement;
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) to fully respect the established regulatory systems on both sides of the Atlantic, without prejudice to the legislative competences of the EU Member States and of regions with legislative powers, as well as the European Parliament’s role within the EU’s decision- making process and its democratic scrutiny over EU regulatory processes when creating the framework for future cooperation while at the same time being vigilant about a balanced involvement of stakeholders within the consultations included in the development of a regulatory proposal;
Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
(vi) to ensure that the economic, social, employment and environmental impact of TTIP is examined through a thorough trade sustainability impact assessment with clear involvement of stakeholders and civil society;
Amendment 701 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point viii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point viii a (new)
Amendment 794 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
(xv) to ensure that TTIP includes an ambitious Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) chapter that includes strong protection of precisely and clearly defined areas of IPR, including enhanced protection and recognition of European Geographical Indications (GIs), and reflects a fair and efficient level of protection such as laid out in the EU’s and the US’s free trade agreement provisions in this area, while continuing to confirm the existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), notably in the area of public health; to keep in mind that the European Parliament will be unable to approve the agreement without the inclusion of concrete measures for protecting and recognising European GIs in the US;